Jackson

Jackson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,955. Its county seat is . The county was formed in 1858 from land given by Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel, and Rockcastle counties.
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  • Type: County with 13,000 residents
  • Description: county in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Jackson County”, “Jackson County i Kentucky”, “Jackson County, Kentucky”, “Jackson County, KY”, “Jackson County, Ky.”, “Jackson ilçesi, Kentucky”, “Jackson ilçesi, KY”, “Jackson ilçesi, Ky.”, and “مقاطعه جاكسون، كنتاكي”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jackson County High School.

School
is a high school…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McKee and Gray Hawk.

Village
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is a home rule-class city in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States.

Village
is an unincorporated community in eastern Jackson County, Kentucky, United States.

Jackson

Latitude
37.42° or 37° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
-83.9914° or 83° 59′ 29″ west
Population
13,000
Elevation
1,375 feet (419 metres)
Open location code
869RC2C5+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316958933
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4296106
Wiki­data ID
Q500686
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Jackson” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Jackson County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة جاكسون”
  • Armenian: “Ջեքսոն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Jackson”
  • Basque: “Jackson konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Bavarian: “Jackson County”
  • Bengali: “জ্যাকসন কাউন্টি”
  • Bishnupriya: “জ্যাকশন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি”
  • Bishnupriya: “জ্যাকশন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Джаксън”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Jackson”
  • Cebuano: “Jackson County”
  • Chechen: “Джексон (гуо, Кентукки)”
  • Chechen: “Джексон”
  • Chinese: “傑克遜縣”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊县”
  • Dutch: “Jackson County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Jackson”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Jackson”
  • Estonian: “Jacksoni maakond”
  • Finnish: “Jacksonin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Jackson”
  • French: “Comté de Jackson”
  • Ganda: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Ganda: “Jackson County”
  • Georgian: “ჯექსონის ოლქი”
  • German: “Jackson County”
  • Gilaki: “جکسون ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “جکسون ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Τζάκσον”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Τζάκσον”
  • Hungarian: “Jackson megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Jackson”
  • Italian: “contea di Jackson”
  • Italian: “Contea di Jackson”
  • Japanese: “ジャクソン郡”
  • Korean: “잭슨군”
  • Low German: “Jackson County”
  • Mazanderani: “جکسون شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Jackson Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jackson Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jackson County”
  • Norwegian: “Jackson County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان جکسون، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان جکسون”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Jackson”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Jackson”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Jackson”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Jackson, Kentucky”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Jackson”
  • Russian: “Джексон”
  • Russian: “Джэксон”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Jackson”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Jackson County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Џексон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jackson County”
  • Spanish: “condado de Jackson”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Jackson”
  • Swedish: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Jackson County”
  • Tatar: “Джексон (округ, Кентуки)”
  • Tatar: “Джексон”
  • Tumbuka: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Tumbuka: “Jackson County”
  • Turkish: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Jackson ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Джексон”
  • Urdu: “جیکسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “جیکسن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Jackson”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Jackson, Kentucky”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Jackson”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Jackson, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Jackson”
  • Welsh: “Jackson County, Kentucky”
  • Welsh: “Jackson County”
  • Western Panjabi: “جیکسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Western Panjabi: “جیکسن کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: McCammon Ridge and Bill’s Branch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: USFS Wildlife Opening and Bond Memorial Park.

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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.

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